Shingle



March 11, 1930. w. A. scHoLLMEYER 1,750,332

SHINCTLE Filed Feb. 12, 1929 INVENroR @42ML www ATTORNEYS,

atented Mar..` 11, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAM A. SCHOLLMEYER, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK Y SHINGLE Application filed February 12, 1929. Serial No. 339,369.

'llhis invention relates to shingles and particularly to composition shingles, such as asphalt or asbestos shingles.

llt is customary in laying shingles of the type specified to space apart the shingles in each row in order to simulate the appearance of the ordinary shingled roof. rllhese spaces provide channels for the admission of air or snow. Shingles of the character described,

i@ furthermore, have a tendency, because of their exibility, to blow up from the roof, thus admitting air beneath the shingles. lWhen the shingles are blown up, rain or snow can gain access to the roof.

rlhis invention has for its salient object to provide a shingle securing clip so constructed and arranged as to close the air channels formed by the spaces between adjacent shingles and, furthermore, having means ,arranged to accurately space adjacent shingles.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clip having means for securing and holding down the exposed portions of the shingles of the character specified.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a portion of a roof covering formed of shingles constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to iig. 1 but difl'ering therefrom in that the exposed portions of the shingles are hexagonal rather than rectangular, as in'Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on an enlarged scale taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a' plan view of a corner of a shingle having secured thereto' a clip constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 5 is a view taken at right angles to Fig. 4 and showing in section a portion of a su erimposed shingle;

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation taken substantiallyon line 6 6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the clip; and

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a shingle having a clip secured thereto.

The invention briey described consists of a clip, preferably formed of a flat sheet of material, and adapted to be secured to a straight edge of a shingle of the character specified. The clip has a portion adapted to project beyond the edge to which it is secured and the projecting portion has lugs extending laterally from the back thereof and adapted to space the edge of the shingle having the clip thereon from the adj acent' edge ofthe shingle at the right thereof. The spacing means also serves to close the channel formed between the adjacent edges of the shingles. The projecting portion also has tabs formed thereon and adapted to be bent around the lower ends of exposed portions of superimposed shingles to prevent these portions from being blown up from the roof.

Further details of the invention will appear from the following description.

lin the form of the invention illustrated particularly in Fig. 85 there is shown a shingle 10 having a rectangular end portion 11 and a tapered end portion 12. The rectangular portion 11 has substantially parallel side edges 13 and 14. lt will be noted that the inner ends of the tapered edges 15 and 16 of the portion 12 are spaced inwardly from the inne-r ends of the parallel edges 13 and 14.

rlhe clip C is preferably formed of flat sheet metal stock and has securing tabs 2O and 21 formed in portion 22 thereof and lugs 25 and 26 and bendable tabs 27 and 28 formed in the other portion thereof. The portion 22 also has a hole 31 punched therein for receiving a nail or other suitable shingle securing means. j

'llhe cl'p is secured as shown in Figs. 4 and 8 to the inner end of one ofthe sides of the rectangular end portion 11 of the shingle. rlhe securing tabs are forced through the shingle and are bent back against the back of the shingle. The clip issecured in such a manner that the inner ends of the lugs 25 which are bent back to a position substantially at right angles to the plane of the clip are disposed adjacent the edge 13 of the shingle.

ln Fig. 1 the shingles are laid in suchI a manner that the rectangular portions 11 will be exposed. For instance, the iirst or lower row is laid by placing the shingles side by side with the edge 14 of each shingle abutting the outer ends of the lugs 25 and 26 projecting rearwardly from the clip C on the next adjacent shingle. Since the clips 25 and 26 are spaced apart and a pair ot clips is provided, the shingles will be accurately positioned with the edges of the portions ll parallel to each other.

The next succeeding row of shingles is superimposed on the lower row but the shingles of the second row are staggered with respect to the shingles of the first row. In Figs. l and 3 it will be noted that the tabs 27 of the clips on the lower row of shingles are bent around the lower ends of the portions 11 of the second row of shingles.

In Fig. 2 the shingles are inverted and have their tapered portions 12 projecting downwardly. The shingles are spaced in the same manner as in Fig. 1 but in this case the tabs 28 of the clips on the shingles of the lower row are bent around the lower ends of the portions 12 of the superimposed row of shingles. The shingles in Fig. 2 are staggered, as in Fig. l, and it will be noted that the exposed portions of the shingles in Fig. 2 are Vrectangular in shape.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that the usel of clips of the character described facilitates the laying of the shingles since adjacent shingles will be accurately spaced and alined by the lugs 25 and 26 and the air gaps or channels formed between the shingles will be effectively sto ped by the lugs. Furthermore, the expose portions of superimposed shingles are prevented from being blown away rom the roof by the tabs 27 or 28 as the case may be.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the a1'- rangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is:

l. In combination, a shingle having a straight edge and a clip secured to said edge and having a portion projecting beyond the edge, the projecting portion having spaced lugs extending laterally from the clip and transversely to the shingle for engaging side edges ofadj acent shingles.

2. In combination, a shingle having a straight edge and a clip secured to said edge and having a portion projecting beyond the edge, the projecting portion having spaced lugs extending laterally from the clip and transversely to the shingle for engaging side edges of adj cent shingles, and havlng a bendable tab dapted to fold over and hold maaaaa down an exposed portion of a superimposed shingle.

3. A securing and spacing clip for shingles comprising a substantially fiat sheet having a portion provided with means to secure the clip to the edge of a shingle and a portion adapted to project beyond the shingle edge,

the projecting portion having spaced lugs WILLIAM A. SCHOLLMEYER. 

